Marc Marquez will start Sunday's MotoGP race at Austin from fourth on the grid after being penalised for blocking Maverick Vinales in qualifying. Honda rider Marquez was placed under investigation at the end of qualifying for blocking Vinales at Turn 15 while the Yamaha rider was on a hot lap. The reigning champion had provisionally scored his sixth successive pole at the Circuit of the Americas after beating Yamaha man Vinales - who regrouped to set the second-fastest time - by 0.406s. While Marquez's 46th premier class pole will stand in the record books, the stewards have elected to demote him to fourth place on the grid. This promotes Vinales to the top spot for the first time...
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